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message 53: by Löni (new)
Apr 20, 2013 01:41PM

Löni | 11 comments 55 done


message 55: by Catalina (new)
Apr 20, 2013 02:06PM

Catalina | 2066 comments Got 57


message 57: by Empress (new)
Apr 21, 2013 02:55AM

Empress (the_empress) 61 done


message 58: by okyrhoe (new)
Apr 23, 2013 06:39AM

okyrhoe | 57 comments I combined two books, but now am not so sure they are editions of the same book. Can they be separated? I tried to do it myself but got an error message.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79...


message 59: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
Apr 23, 2013 07:49AM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
They actually do look to be the same book -- one a reprint with a slightly different title.


message 61: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
Apr 23, 2013 03:47PM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Got 65.


message 62: by J.A. (new)
Apr 24, 2013 12:28AM

J.A. Belfield (jabelfield) | 48 comments Hi, please could you combine the print and kindle copy of this title. Links to both are below. Many thanks in advance.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 63: by Renske (new)
Apr 24, 2013 12:31AM

Renske | 12220 comments 67 done


message 64: by Hilary (new)
Apr 25, 2013 11:20AM

Hilary Carter | 2 comments Hi, Please could you merge my 2 author pages, Hilary Carter and Hilary H. Carter?
I have 4 books:
Numerology Made Easy
The Chakras Made easy
The 11:11 Code
No Name No Number
Thank you and I apologise for having created 2 pages by mistake!


message 65: by Deon (last edited Apr 25, 2013 11:37AM) (new)
Apr 25, 2013 11:37AM

Deon (deonva) | 3718 comments re 69,
only GR staff can merge GR author profiles, i have put in that request here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...


message 66: by Hilary (new)
Apr 25, 2013 01:54PM

Hilary Carter | 2 comments Deon wrote: "re 69,
only GR staff can merge GR author profiles, i have put in that request here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1......"

Thank you for doing that for me Dion.


message 68: by Vicky (new)
May 02, 2013 12:04PM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments got 67


message 69: by Catalina (new)
May 02, 2013 02:21PM

Catalina | 2066 comments Got 69


message 71: by Catalina (new)
May 03, 2013 01:42PM

Catalina | 2066 comments Got 71


message 72: by Catalina (new)
May 05, 2013 03:29PM

Catalina | 2066 comments Got 73


message 74: by Caro (last edited May 13, 2013 08:22AM) (new)
May 13, 2013 08:19AM

Caro | 177 comments Tailtiu,
On the author's website, it shows that the paperback has two bonus stories, but they aren't included in the ebook from what I understand. That means these can't be combined since the content isn't the same.


message 75: by Carol (new)
May 13, 2013 09:55AM

Carol Kicinski | 3 comments I just combined two editions of an eBook. One is a Nook edition and the other a Kindle edition. The problem is, when I'm on the combined edition's page and I go to click on Amazon it does not take me to the book's Amazon page, it says it cannot be found. But it works fine for the Barnes & Noble link. If I look at the individual edition pages they each take me to the appropriate page (Nook edition takes me to B&N site, Kindle edition takes me to Amazon site) but the combined edition page only goes to the B&N site. Any help? Thanks!

Here are the links, the first one is for the combined editions, the second is for the Kindle edition:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...


message 76: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
May 13, 2013 10:07AM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Amazon links will only work from the page for Kindle editions, and B&N from the page for a Nook edition. There is no "combined page".


message 78: by Emy (new)
May 13, 2013 02:31PM

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #79 done


message 79: by Carol (new)
May 14, 2013 12:12PM

Carol Kicinski | 3 comments rivka wrote: "Amazon links will only work from the page for Kindle editions, and B&N from the page for a Nook edition. There is no "combined page"."

So I can't have one page on Goodreads for one of the titles and then have two separate links on the page, is that correct? Because when I look at the page for my eBook it has a section that says "Get a copy" and it has separate buttons for Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo, etc. Is there a way to make each of those buttons go to the correct link?


message 80: by Vicky (new)
May 14, 2013 12:37PM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments Carol wrote: "rivka wrote: "So I can't have one page on Goodreads for one of the titles and then have two separate links on the page, is that correct?"

This is correct.

Get a copy buttons use the ISBN/ASIN/BNID of the edition you are viewing to search for a book.

The Kindle Edition page has an ASIN number, if you try to click on the B&N button for this edition it will search for the ASIN number. Since B&N does not recognize that number it will not find it. The same goes for the 294# that is the BNID, it will not be found on Amazon because Amazon doesn't recognize that number.

The way the buttons work there's no way to ask it to search for "this ASIN OR this BNID OR this ISBN" all in one click.


message 81: by Carol (new)
May 14, 2013 01:37PM

Carol Kicinski | 3 comments Vicky wrote: "Carol wrote: "rivka wrote: "So I can't have one page on Goodreads for one of the titles and then have two separate links on the page, is that correct?"

This is correct.

Get a copy buttons use th..."

Thank you Vicky, that helps. Do you know, if I have an ISSN would each site be able to recognize that?


message 82: by Vicky (new)
May 14, 2013 01:49PM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments Carol wrote: "Thank you Vicky, that helps. Do you know, if I have an ISSN would each site be able to recognize that?"

I assume you mean ISBN, since ISSN numbers are for periodicals?

If so, no.

Amazon uses the ASIN instead of the ISBN, the original ISBN may be inside the Kindle Edition once it is downloaded but Amazon never uses it on their site so the link wouldn't find it.

If your book is listed on Barnes & Noble with a BNID starting with 294 it also masks the ISBN number. In some cases B&N uses the ISBN number and does not apply a 294 number, but I'm not familiar enough with ebook publishing to know when they use each.

Kobo is the same as B&N. Some editions use a Kobo identifier which starts with 123 (I believe) and others will use the ISBN.


It's also worth noting that the get a copy buttons are specified by each individual user based on where they shop. Some users may not ever see buttons for Amazon/B&N/Kobo and may use buttons for their library system instead.


message 84: by Emy (new)
May 23, 2013 11:15AM

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #85 done


message 86: by Emy (new)
May 23, 2013 04:54PM

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #87 done


message 88: by Catalina (new)
Jun 01, 2013 02:54PM

Catalina | 2066 comments Got 89


message 90: by Amanda (new)
Jul 05, 2013 02:58PM

Amanda | 2442 comments Got 91


message 93: by Koenraad (new)
Jul 06, 2013 12:50AM

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6989 comments #93,94 done


message 95: by Catalina (new)
Aug 01, 2013 03:12AM

Catalina | 2066 comments Tailtiu wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94...
is the formally free version of
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13..."

"The Dragon Pits" has a message attached to not be combined with the main work. Looks like they are different enough to remain separate.


message 96: by Jan jr. (new)
Aug 01, 2013 03:12AM

Jan jr. Vaněk (jvjr) | 3 comments Visioni della notte is the Italian translation of Night Visions 5, but despite all edits to them I just can't combine the two: The former shows only among works by Dan Simmons, the latter by Stephen King, and none under GRRM or the editor. I suppose this may have something to do with how authors of various editions of the main publication are listed and which is the master pub , but there is no way to see that properly. Can anyone help?

I would prefer an explanation / link to the manual how to combine them myself; hmm... perhaps to change the primary author of both to the same name and combine then? Is there really no saner way?


message 97: by Emy (last edited Aug 01, 2013 03:28AM) (new)
Aug 01, 2013 03:27AM

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #96 - as Catalina says - description says not to combine. Although the Note/Review with communication with author says another, I'm also leaving alone for now - it may have been substantially changed for publication.


message 98: by Emy (last edited Aug 01, 2013 03:34AM) (new)
Aug 01, 2013 03:29AM

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #98 - author order issue. Fixing and combined under Douglas E. Winter, editor of the anthology.


message 99: by Tailtiu (new)
Aug 09, 2013 01:28AM

Tailtiu | 505 comments This looks like a rerelease with another title, can they be combined?
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68...
and
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...


message 100: by Bea (new)
Aug 09, 2013 03:21AM

Bea I checked out the author's website. She lists a number of books by the publisher of a Single White Knight but does not list that book. I also cannot find it on Worldcat. Before combining it, I would like to make sure that they are the same book, despite similar descriptions.

Any one else have a solution?


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